The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 5th February 2002 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 5th February 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: John Anderson translated Aesop, the poor fool!JOESOAPAAcross 5: Earthbound wingers retired stumpedBEMUSEDAAcross 9: Sea water parts for Jason's aideMEDEAAAcross 10: I'd lumbar colic from this baby food supplierUMBILICALAAcross 11: Pardon the invective, Monsewer!EXCUSEMYFRENCHAAcross 13: Secretary of State once getting crumbs of comfort from this?RUSKAAcross 14: North Yorkshire river can reflect a healing plantVALERIANAAcross 17: Deathly Kingdom of Hel, if I'm n__ mistakenNIFLHEIMAAcross 18: Primitive church's backclothECRUAAcross 21: Singles out him, Athenian Greek wrestler and riparian anthropomorphistKENNETH GRAHAMEAAcross 23: Reckon without penalties bearing discriminationFADDINESSAAcross 24: Has manoeuvred an end to the contest: cap that!SHAKOAAcross 25: Nods from donkey, carried away head to tailASSENTSAAcross 26: Pooh-poohed the German psyche, then 'e diedDERIDEDDDown 1: Upright Swahili greeting, nothing lessJAMBDDown 2: Solar systematician recycled used ox cud fusioNEUDOXUSOFCNIDUSDDown 3: Thick gloop? A question's in thereOPAQUEDDown 4: Mozart's in his gravePAUPERDDown 5: Mr Zimmerman's cut short some body languageBOB DYLANDDown 6: Man, incomplete island without a king of the absurdMALARKEYDDown 7: Steadman?SECOND-IN-COMMANDDDown 8: Lined him up to ravage bedded beautyDELPHINIUMDDown 12: K's creator was uttering a chequeFRANZ KAFKADDown 15: Romano-Alpine heartbreaker in a stewRHAETIANDDown 16: Main expression of Pavarotti's pinnaclesHIGHSEASDDown 19: I go up and down, for a start, like a rainbowIRISEDDDown 20: One follows a draught horseCHASERDDown 22: See 10CORD